Iowa Hawkeyes (23-10, 12-9 Big Ten) at Oklahoma Sooners (26-7, 13-6 SEC) Norman, Oklahoma; Monday, 4 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Sooners -4.5; over/under is 158.5 BOTTOM LINE: No. Oklahoma squares off against Iowa in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
Texas Longhorns and Illinois Fighting Illini play in NCAA Tournament second round
Illinois Fighting Illini (22-9, 11-8 Big Ten) at Texas Longhorns (32-3, 17-2 SEC) Austin, Texas; Monday, 2 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: No. Texas and Illinois square off in the NCAA Tournament second round.
South Carolina Gamecocks square off against the Indiana Hoosiers in second round
Indiana Hoosiers (20-12, 11-9 Big Ten) at South Carolina Gamecocks (31-3, 18-1 SEC) Columbia, South Carolina; Sunday, 3 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Gamecocks -22.5; over/under is 136.5 BOTTOM LINE: No. South Carolina squares off against Indiana in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
Seton Hall hosts Portland after Shearer’s 28-point game
Portland leads the WCC scoring 76.6 points per game while shooting 43.9%. Seton Hall is shooting 38.6% from the field this season, 2.5 percentage points lower than the 41.1% Portland allows to opponents. Portland has shot at a 43.9% clip from the field this season, 2.5 percentage points greater than the 41.4% shooting opponents of Seton Hall have averaged.
Louisiana Tech plays Texas Southern in NIT matchup
Texas Southern Tigers (17-15, 15-5 SWAC) at Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters (16-15, 9-11 CUSA) Ruston, Louisiana; Monday, 7:30 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Louisiana Tech plays Texas Southern in the National Invitation Tournament. The Lady Techsters are 9-11 against CUSA opponents and 7-4 in non-conference play.
No. 1 seed Houston holds off Gonzaga comeback
LJ Cryer matched a career high with 30 points, including two free throws with 14.2 seconds left, and No. seed Houston held on to beat eighth-seeded Gonzaga 81-76 on Saturday night to reach the Sweet 16 for the sixth straight NCAA Tournament. J'Wan Roberts added 18 points, and Milos Uzan made two last free throws with 2.1 seconds left to give the Cougars (32-4) their 15th consecutive win and push them into a regional semifinal against fourth-seeded Purdue on Friday night in Indianapolis.
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Tennessee is March Madness dancing to program-best 3rd straight Sweet 16 with 67-58 win over UCLA
Chaz Lanier made 4 of 5 3-pointers and finished with 20 points, and No. 2 seed Tennessee advanced to a program-record third straight Sweet 16, beating seventh-seeded UCLA 67-58 in the NCAA Tournament on Saturday night. Lanier also set the Tennessee single-season record for 3s with 120, topping the 118 by Chris Lofton in 2007-08. Lofton was in the stands at Rupp Arena to witness Lanier's performance.
UCLA doomed by sloppy stretches of play in season-ending loss to Tennessee
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Houston ends Gonzaga’s Sweet 16 streak in men’s March Madness
Houston holds off Gonzaga to make 6th straight Sweet 16
BYU outshoots Wisconsin to advance to Sweet 16
No. 1 seed Houston holds off Gonzaga comeback, beats No. 8 seed Bulldogs 81-76 to reach Sweet 16
LJ Cryer matched a career high with 30 points, including two free throws with 14.2 seconds left, and No. 1 seed Houston held on to beat eighth-seeded Gonzaga 81-76 on Saturday night to reach the Sweet 16 for the sixth straight NCAA Tournament. J'Wan Roberts added 18 points and Milos Uzan made two last free throws with 2.1 seconds left, giving the Cougars (32-4) their 15th consecutive win and pushing them into a regional semifinal against No. 4 seed Purdue on Friday night in Indianapolis. Houston also ended Gonzaga's run of nine straight Sweet 16s, which had been the longest active streak in the nation.